Viola Truss

Viola Truss, age 92, of Stephenville, Texas passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022. Viola was born March 3, 1929 in Red Springs, TX, to the late Herbert and Lillie Mueller Hennig. She resided in Stephenville, Texas, for the past 19 years. Previous to that, she lived in Aleman, Texas, for over 50 years. During her years in Aleman, she was a member and attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church. After moving to Stephenville, she attended Faith Lutheran Church.

During her life, besides raising children, Viola had several occupations: working in a family business which was a rural community repair garage and filling station, school bus driver, worked at a bank in Hamilton Texas, a substitute teacher, worked at the post office in Purmela Texas, and also worked as a prison guard and crafts teacher in Gatesville Texas. Her favorite things to do were anything to do with the kids. Viola would travel when she could and she liked to cook and bake, including wedding cakes. She also enjoyed crafting, sewing, painting, and dancing.

Viola is survived by her sons, Tom and wife JoAnn, Terry and wife Judy, Tim Truss, Travis and wife Vicki, Troy and wife Sheryl, and sister Carolyn Scott. She is preceded in death by her parents Herbert August and Lillian Agness (Mueller) Hennig, her son Ted Truss, sisters Florene Westerfield, Marilyn Lippe, and twin sister Leola Shoaf.